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September 25, 7 PM Crop Plans for Year-Round Production in High Tunnels.

Are you considering adding high tunnel crops to your farm?  High tunnel production has been widely promoted for season extension of vegetables, but is year-round production possible or even sustainable in the Northeast?  Join the Vermont New Farmer Project for a presentation with  Judson Reid, Senior Extension Associate with the Cornell Vegetable Program.   Reid manages research and education projects throughout New York State for greenhouse and high tunnel production of fresh market vegetables. He is involved in the evaluation of grafting on tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants; biological pest control, new cropping techniques and low temperature pest management concerns.  In this webinar we will look at crop rotations in high tunnels from both economic and horticultural perspectives.  Long-term soil fertility, pest cycles and profitability will be analyzed using real life examples.

Newcomers to on-line learning are welcome. All you need to participate is Internet access and a computer that you can hear sound through.

To participate, please go to http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer at about 6:45 pm EST on September 25, 2012 and click on “Webinars” on the left-hand menu. 

For more information, contact [log in to unmask]
or call 802-223-2389x203. If you require accommodations to participate in this program, please let Jessie Schmidt know by September 11 at 802-223-2389 or 1-866-860-1382 (toll-free in VT) or [log in to unmask] so we may assist you.

Vermont New Farmer Webinars occur on the last Tuesday of the month at 7 PM.  Topics range from crop and livestock production to marketing and farm business skills.  All webinars are free and recorded for later viewing.  Past webinars are available online in our webinar archive.


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Jessie Schmidt
Vermont New Farmer Project Coordinator


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